Hey everyone, how are you all? Sorry I haven't been around, been going to college and whatnot.
Anyway, a few weeks ago, I had a converation with a friend of mine, about abortion. I told her I was pro choice, and she was pro life. I'm not going to get into the entire conversation, but she gave me her reasons on why she is pro life. Here are some of the things she said: For one thing, it has a heart, and that heart is beating. Another thing is it never asked to be made, and killing it is selfish, and I think women who have abortions are sluts who are too dumb to deal with the responsibility. You know, women should just keep their legs shut.
Ok, first off, I was thinking that those are all arguments against abortion that are very common: it's murder, it's selfish, keep your legs shut, deal with the responsbility, and so on and so forth. I told her that I believed it was more selfish to make a woman carry a child to term, a child that she never wanted, or couldn't have due to personal, educational, health or financial reasons. I also said something along the lines of: did you know that before abortion was legalized, women were seeking out illegal and dangerous abortions, and many of those women died. Making abortion illegal is not going to stop that. Do you honestly think that even if abortion is illegal, a woman won't find a way to get one?
Her response, "That's why i said keep your legs shut. You don't want a baby, then don't have sex, simple as that."
Unrealistic, in my opinion. One of the arguments for pro life is, "don't want a baby? keep your legs shut." But reality is reality, ladies and gentleman. Both men and women are going to have sex, it's a fact of life.
I then proceeded to ask her about victims of rape and molestation. What about them, and did she think that even a rape victim should be forced to carry it.
Her response, and careful, this just may enrage some of you: If I had the power to do so, and believe me, I would if I could, if any women got pregnant, be it accidental, it wasn't planned, or hell, even if she was raped or molested, I would pass a law that would force her to have that child, cause I truly do believe that that woman should have to deal with the consequences of her actions."
It was then that I proceeded to ask her, "Ok, so, are you saying that the life and health of the women just plain don't matter, and that the baby should be looked upon as a punishment. You're perfectly ok with forcing any woman, hell, even a rape victim, to carry that thing to term, because you want her to deal with the consequences of her actions? Ok, then tell me this: if you had a daughter, and she got pregnant from being raped, would you force your beliefs onto her?
She had nothing to say to that.
What do you guys think?
Anyway, a few weeks ago, I had a converation with a friend of mine, about abortion. I told her I was pro choice, and she was pro life. I'm not going to get into the entire conversation, but she gave me her reasons on why she is pro life. Here are some of the things she said: For one thing, it has a heart, and that heart is beating. Another thing is it never asked to be made, and killing it is selfish, and I think women who have abortions are sluts who are too dumb to deal with the responsibility. You know, women should just keep their legs shut.
Ok, first off, I was thinking that those are all arguments against abortion that are very common: it's murder, it's selfish, keep your legs shut, deal with the responsbility, and so on and so forth. I told her that I believed it was more selfish to make a woman carry a child to term, a child that she never wanted, or couldn't have due to personal, educational, health or financial reasons. I also said something along the lines of: did you know that before abortion was legalized, women were seeking out illegal and dangerous abortions, and many of those women died. Making abortion illegal is not going to stop that. Do you honestly think that even if abortion is illegal, a woman won't find a way to get one?
Her response, "That's why i said keep your legs shut. You don't want a baby, then don't have sex, simple as that."
Unrealistic, in my opinion. One of the arguments for pro life is, "don't want a baby? keep your legs shut." But reality is reality, ladies and gentleman. Both men and women are going to have sex, it's a fact of life.
I then proceeded to ask her about victims of rape and molestation. What about them, and did she think that even a rape victim should be forced to carry it.
Her response, and careful, this just may enrage some of you: If I had the power to do so, and believe me, I would if I could, if any women got pregnant, be it accidental, it wasn't planned, or hell, even if she was raped or molested, I would pass a law that would force her to have that child, cause I truly do believe that that woman should have to deal with the consequences of her actions."
It was then that I proceeded to ask her, "Ok, so, are you saying that the life and health of the women just plain don't matter, and that the baby should be looked upon as a punishment. You're perfectly ok with forcing any woman, hell, even a rape victim, to carry that thing to term, because you want her to deal with the consequences of her actions? Ok, then tell me this: if you had a daughter, and she got pregnant from being raped, would you force your beliefs onto her?
She had nothing to say to that.
What do you guys think?
